Football Preview: Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons vs. Fort Myers Green Wave
The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons will venture away from home to challenge the Fort Myers Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Charlotte's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Port Charlotte on Tuesday. They were dealt a 39-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Tarpons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Pirates are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Fort Myers strolled past Riverdale with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 28-13.
Fort Myers found their leader in sophomore Frederick Jackson, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Jackson's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Macrae Thompson got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Fort Myers' win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Charlotte, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Charlotte might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Fort Myers when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Myers' Madrid Tucker, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Now that Charlotte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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